No. I had a great hot pink wool crepe Tahari jacket that I wore for years and it was JUST the thing in the dreary winter months.

Another vote for fabrication is foremost in determining seasonality. My skin is rather neutral-bordering-warm, but the warmer tones definitely come out with the sun so I do tend to wear warmer shades in the summer and cooler shades in the winter. I also have a very long gray/drizzly/rainy season (7+ months) and I just HAVE to change up my colors when the seasons change so that I don't feel like I'm stuck in the gray forever. I've also started moving away from really dark outfits in winter for the same reason; they make me sad, unless there's snow :}

Fascinating reads all!

So there's another point then - needing to wear certain colours during the colder/darker months for "mood" reasons.

I also had a bright kelly green wool blazer years ago. I suffer from SAD and I crave bright colors in the winter. I DO believe that color affects the mood.
I think as long as the fabric is seasonally appropriate, any color can work, including and especially, white.

Great thread Shannon. I'm coming back to say that I think it would be different living right on the Equator. The days would be the same length all year round and the only change would be in precipitation. I probably would wear the same colors year round if I lived in a climate like that.

Living in the desert, the short winter days and freezing cold winter nights make a difference that feels like a season change for us (locals anyway). You can always tell the snowbirds. They run around in shorts and sandals even in the winter because they've never been here through a hot Phoenix summer to acclimate their bodies.